# What are the governing bodies that exist only in Canarias (the Canary Islands) called?

Question 1089 · Task 1 · Government, legislation and civic participation · CCSE 2026

**In Spanish, as in the exam:** ¿Cómo se llaman los órganos de gobierno que solo existen en Canarias?

- a) Cabildos. (Cabildos (island councils).) · Right answer
- b) Consejos insulares. (Consejos insulares (island councils).)
- c) Diputaciones. (Diputaciones (provincial councils).)

**Right answer:** a) Cabildos.

## Why

The cabildos are the governing bodies of each island in the Canary Islands. The consejos insulares exist in the Islas Baleares (Balearic Islands), and the diputaciones govern the provinces.

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